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Sunday, 6 November 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-11-06 (MW: South Asia)

 657 1604 IND AIR East Kolkata, Kolkata A (WB) Indian OM singing, as 747 V weak  7904 km **
 720 1607 IND AIR South Chennai A, Chennai A=Madras (TN) Indian OM singing, as 747
              V weak  8163 km

 729 1607 IND AIR Northeast Guwahati A, Guwahati A (AS) Indian OM singing, as 747
              V weak  7795 km

 756 1700 PAK PBC Hayya alal-Falah Balochistan, Quetta/Pishin (blc) News jingle.
              Time pips 
11 seconds past the hour and OM ID Weak  5819 km **
 648 1715 IND AIR West Indore, Indore A (MP) Indian YL singing, as 747 Weak  7057 km
 756 1715 IND AIR East Jagdalpur, Jagdalpur (OR) Indian YL singing, as 747
              V weak  7771 km


** Personal First

India slightly down in strength on yesterday, but still some respectable levels on 747, 801, 819, 900 and 990.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna:  Movable 10ft x 25ft flag
Amplifier: G3PQA 17dB low noise pre-amp

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-11-05 (MW: India, Saudi Arabia)

 837 1628 IND AIR South Vijayawada, Vijayawada A (AP) Indian flute music, as 747
              Weak  7908 km ** !!

 945 1633 IND AIR East Sambalpur, Sambalpur (OR) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  7706 km

 981 1633 IND AIR West Raipur, Raipur (CG) Indian flute music, as 747 V weak  7557 km **
 927 1644 IND AIR South, Visakhapatnam A (AP) Indian flute music, as 747 V weak   7970 km
 801 1648 IND AIR West Jabalpur, Jabalpur (MP) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  7282 km

 873 1648 IND AIR North Jalandhar, Jalandhar B (PB) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  6352 km

1287 1648 IND AIR West Panaji, Panaji A (GA) Indian flute music, as 747 V weak  7543 km **
1395 1648 IND AIR North, Bikaner (RJ) Indian flute music, as 747 Weak  6446 km **
1305 1649 IND AIR West Parbhani, Parbhani (MH) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  7402 km

 603 1700 IND AIR North Jaipur, Ajmer (RJ) Indian flute music, as 747 V weak  6659 km
 711 1700 IND AIR East Siliguri, Siliguri (WB) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  7538 km **

 747 1700 ARS SBC Radio Riyadh, Najran (njn) Flute music (not the same as AIR's flute
              music!) // 1440 V weak 5459 km ** !!

 963 1700 IND AIR West Jalgaon, Jalgaon (MH) Indian flute music, as 747 V weak  7184 km ** !!
 576 1707 IND AIR South Alappuzha, Allapuzha (KL) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  8226 km

 684 1707 IND All India Radio, Pt Blair, Kargil or Kozhikhode Indian flute
              music, as 747 Weak

 765 1707 IND AIR South Dharwad, Dharwad A (KA) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak 7626 km

 819 1707 IND AIR Indraprastha Channel, Delhi A (DL) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  6634 km

 846 1707 IND AIR West Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad A (GJ) Indian flute music, as 747
              Weak  6825 km

 918 1707 IND AIR North Suratgarh, Suratgarh (RJ) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  6378 km

 954 1707 IND AIR North Najibabad, Najibabad (UP) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  6646 km

 972 1707 IND AIR East Cuttack, Cuttack A (OR) Indian flute music, as 747
              V weak  7923 km

 990 1707 IND AIR North Jammu, Jammu A (JK) Indian flute music, as 747 V weak  6158 km
1143 1707 IND All India Radio, Rohtak or Ratnagiri Indian flute music, as 747 V weak
1206 1707 IND AIR East Bhawanipatna, Bhawanipatna (OR) Indian flute music,
              as 747 V weak 7771 km **


** Personal First
!! Indicates possible first UK logging

Good conditions to India this evening. My flag was not quite pointing towards India, being at 65 degrees. 90 degrees is what's generally required, so I might be able to peak things up slightly if I reposition the flag.

Worth noting that Saudi Arabia's SBC were playing almost identical flute music to AIR at 1700, so I had to double check some of the loggings to be sure I wasn't receiving Saudi Arabia, but I thought I should log SBC Najran on 747 as I don't see this in the UK All Time Log.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna:  Movable 10ft x 25ft flag
Amplifier: G3PQA 17dB low noise pre-amp

Friday, 4 November 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-11-04 (MW: India, North America)

 750 0500 CAN CBGY Bonavista Bay NL. CBC News jingle 3733 km
1620 0500 USA WNRP Gulf Breeze FL. Newsradio 16-20 WNRP Gulf Breeze heard very
              weakly in noise V weak  7193 km

 585 1727 IND AIR West Nagpur, Nagpur (MH) Indian YL singing, as 747 V weak  7401 km
 729 1727 IND AIR Northeast Guwahati A (AS) Indian YL singing, as 747 V weak  7795 km **
 747 1727 IND AIR North Lucknow, Lucknow A (UP) Indian YL singing Weak  7047 km
 801 1727 IND AIR West Jabalpur, Jabalpur (MP) Indian YL singing, as 747 Weak  7282 km
 819 1727 IND AIR Indraprastha Channel, Delhi A (DL) Indian YL singing, as 747 Weak  6634 km
 846 1727 IND AIR West Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad A (GJ) Indian YL singing, as 747
              Weak  6825 km

1143 1727 IND AIR North, Rohtak or AIR West, Ratnagiri. Indian YL singing, as 747 V weak

** Personal First

The poor MW conditions continue here, but it's fun chasing those Indian transmitters in the late afternoons. I believe I also received the 20kW AIR Jalgaon transmitter on 963, but the overwhelming co-channel interference was, well, just that, overwhelming!

1570 had several Latin Americans this morning, peaking between 0500 - 0530. No discernible IDs were heard.

I have also been looking for Ethiopia on 972 as this has been reported a few times recently, but it continues to elude me.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna:  Movable 10ft x 25ft flag
Amplifier: G3PQA 17dB low noise pre-amp

Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-11-01 (MW: Transatlantic)

1160 0200 ATG Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, Jolly Harbour (atg) Tentative. Christian
              style choral. OM presenter. Severe 1161 splatter. Weak  6655 km

1190 0356 CLM HJCV Radio Cordillera, Bogotá DC (bdc) Jingle ID Weak  8566 km

** Personal First

A tentative logging of what I presume was the Caribbean Radio Lighthouse on 1160. It wasn't a bad signal, but the splatter from 1161 was enormous. I couldn't even be sure if the OM presenter was English. I thought I would mention this here in case they have upped their power or something. CRL used to be a regular signal back in the 80s, just like the Caribbean Beacon now is on 1610.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna:  Movable 10ft x 25ft flag
Amplifier: G3PQA 17dB low noise pre-amp

Sunday, 30 October 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-10-30 (Tropo: BEL F G)

106.8 1040 BEL RCF, Namur/Wépion (wal-nam) OM political Christian discussion, as tunein  
               436km **
107.3 1116 BEL Fun Radio, La Louvière/Hôpital de Jolimont (wal-hnt) Fun Radio promo in 
               Bruxelles  400km **
107.7 1129 BEL Radio Gaveromroep, Deerlijk/Wulfsberg (vlg-wvl) Oldies and OM presenter, 
               as web  332km **
105.9 1158  F  Europe 1, Caen/Colombelles (14) Discussion, as web  442km
 93.3 1723 HOL Radio 10, Breskens/Graansilo Vissershaven (zee) Madonna, as others  294km
 96.0 1725 HOL WFM96, Middelburg/Kerk (zee) Pops, as web  289km **
 92.4 1730 HOL Puur NL, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Dutch music, as web  322km **
107.7 1757 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) 6219 296km
105.3 1811 BEL Vivante FM, Pâturages (wal-hnt) Bob Marley song, as web  390km **
106.5 1818 BEL Molenland FM, Tielt/ITC (vlg-wvl) German Schlager, as web  316km
106.0 1900  G  Sam FM, Chillerton Down (EN-IOW) Ads and news, as web  301km

** Personal First

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation

Skegness Log: 2016-10-30 (Tropo: F G BEL HOL)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
106.8 1040 BEL RCF, Namur/Wépion (wal-nam) OM political Christian discussion, as
               tunein  436km **

107.3 1116 BEL Fun Radio, La Louvière/Hôpital de Jolimont (wal-hnt) Fun Radio promo
               in Bruxelles  400km **

107.7 1129 BEL Radio Gaveromroep, Deerlijk/Wulfsberg (vlg-wvl) Oldies and OM
               presenter, as web  332km **

105.9 1158  F  Europe 1, Caen/Colombelles (14) Discussion, as web  442km
 93.3 1723 HOL Radio 10, Breskens/Graansilo Vissershaven (zee) Madonna, as others  294km
 96.0 1725 HOL WFM96, Middelburg/Kerk (zee) Pops, as web  289km **
 92.4 1730 HOL Puur NL, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Dutch music, as web  322km
107.7 1757 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl)   PI logged: 6219 296km
105.3 1811 BEL Vivante FM, Pâturages (wal-hnt) Bob Marley song, as web  390km **
106.5 1818 BEL Molenland FM, Tielt/ITC (vlg-wvl) German Schlager, as web  316km
106.0 1900  G  Sam FM, Chillerton Down (EN-IOW) Ads and news, as web  301km **

** Personal First

This spell of tropo has largely been a flimsy and variable affair, but there were some good peaks into Belgium and Holland today with a few personal firsts. Also today I received several regular German transmitters from Nordrhein Westfalen and Rheinland Pfalz at enhanced levels, but I decided to concentrate on logging only less common and new (to me) stations.

Unidentified:
** Some of the Belgian stations heard at the top of the band today had multiple transmitters on the frequencies, so I decided not to log these stations. Family Radio, Nostalgie, etc., but I was particularly curious about the Nostalgie transmitter on 105.3 and I hope somebody may be able to help me with this: Although Perwez is listed (100 watts), there is also a "PLANNED" outlet at Bouillon, listed with 5kW. I wonder if this is on the air yet - does anybody know?

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Saturday, 29 October 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-10-29 (Tropo: D SUI)

105.7 1917  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) YL, as web  1024km
105.6 1921 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) English rap song, as web  917km
105.3 1927  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as 105.7  732km
106.3 1930  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Talk and applause, as web  
               748km
101.0 1934  D  BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Clasical, as web  942km
106.9 1935  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) YL, as 105.7  942km
 99.0 1951  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL, as web  684km
 95.4 1954 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) OM, as web  917km
102.3 2005  D  BR Klassik, Wendelstein (bay) Opera, as web  1024km
107.1 2006  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID  593km
105.0 2009  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Pops, as web  698km
100.6 2012  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) OM, as web  834km
 97.5 2155  D  SWR3, Bornberg (rlp) OM ID  640km
 97.7 2155  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Pops, as web  593km
 95.5 2157  D  SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Pops, as web  629km
 95.8 2157  D  Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as web  942km
107.6 2158  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as web  640km
107.8 2158 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Italian song, as web  917km
106.7 2159  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit  Edenkoben (rlp) Pops, as 104.0  687km
105.0 2214  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Dance track, as web  922km
103.7 2215  D  SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Alternative beats, as web  
               628km
103.0 2218  D  SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) ID and pops  942km
102.9 2224  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Pops, as web  592km
105.1 2226  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) YL, as web  793km
104.1 2228  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Happy pop song, 
               as web  717km
106.8 2238  F  France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) OM, as 105.2  599km
107.2 2238  D  SWR3, Kettrichhof (rlp) Pops, as web  674km
101.2 2241  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Pink, as web  647km
101.6 2242  D  hr4, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web  712km
101.7 2243  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 628km
 94.3 2247  D  SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web  813km

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation

Skegness Log: 2016-10-29 (Tropo: Switzerland, Germany, France)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.7 1917  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) YL, as web  1024km
105.6 1921 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) English rap song, as web  917km
105.3 1927  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as 105.7  732km
106.3 1930  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Talk and applause,
               as web  748km

101.0 1934  D  BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Clasical, as web  942km
106.9 1935  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) YL, as 105.7  942km
 99.0 1951  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL, as web  684km
 95.4 1954 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) OM, as web  917km
102.3 2005  D  BR Klassik, Wendelstein (bay) Opera, as web  1024km
107.1 2006  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID  593km
105.0 2009  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Pops, as web  698km
100.6 2012  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) OM, as web  834km
 97.5 2155  D  SWR3, Bornberg (rlp) OM ID  640km
 97.7 2155  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Pops, as web  593km
 95.5 2157  D  SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Pops, as web  629km
 95.8 2157  D  Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as web  942km
107.6 2158  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as web  640km
107.8 2158 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Italian song, as web  917km
106.7 2159  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit  Edenkoben (rlp) Pops, as 104.0  687km
105.0 2214  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Dance track, as web  922km
103.7 2215  D  SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Alternative beats,
               as web  628km **

103.0 2218  D  SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) ID and pops  942km
102.9 2224  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Pops, as web  592km
105.1 2226  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) YL, as web  793km
104.1 2228  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Happy pop song,
               as web  717km

106.8 2238  F  France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) OM, as 105.2  599km
107.2 2238  D  SWR3, Kettrichhof (rlp) Pops, as web  674km
101.2 2241  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Pink, as web  647km
101.6 2242  D  hr4, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web  712km
101.7 2243  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 628km
 94.3 2247  D  SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web  813km

** Personal First

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-10-29 (MW: India)

 990 1633 IND AIR North Jammu, Jammu A (JK) Indian singing, as 747 Weak  6158 km
 927 1641 IND AIR South Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam A (AP) OM frantic singing,
              as 747 V weak  7970 km ** ##

 576 1649 IND AIR South Alappuzha, Allapuzha (KL) OM INdian singing behind Bulgaria
              for at least 5 minutes, as 747 V weak  8226 km **


** Personal First
## First recorded logging in the UK?

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna:  Movable 10ft x 25ft flag
Amplifier: G3PQA 17dB low noise pre-amp

Friday, 28 October 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-10-28 (MW: Eritrea)

 845 1829 ERI Eritrea, Unknown tx. OM, national anthem and sign off Weak **

** Personal First

This, thanks to another tip-off. Thank you to Simon Beavan again.

Video here: https://youtu.be/itvnd8VxZPs

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna:  Movable 10ft x 25ft flag
Amplifier: G3PQA 17dB low noise pre-amp